A hermit crab rescuer is sharing a rare look at the fascinating moment of a hermit crab changing shells. According to SWNS, Angela Sayre, the founder of Crustacean Plantation, a nonprofit organization ...

Hermit crabs are small crabs that carry shells on their backs, both for a home and for safety. But with shells being harder to find year after year, hermit crabs have had to spend more time in shells ...

More than half a million hermit crabs have been killed after becoming trapped by plastic pollution on two remote islands, a new study from the University of Tasmania found. Research teams estimated ...

Plastic waste is at an all-time high, with reports of tiny plastic falling from the sky even being seen as recently as 2020. But as many try to find ways to deal with the growing trash that litter our ...

In a hermit crab’s lifetime, it might measure a few millimeters to a few inches in length. As their bodies grow, hermit crabs are constantly in search of their next (larger) shell-shelters. When a new ...

If you are the curious type that likes to hop over tide pools and investigate puka, why not pause for a moment and take a deeper look into what you may find. There are many living animals you may not ...

In Belize, hermit crabs have outgrown their homes or their shells have become worse for wear, creating a squabble between the group. To find out how they resolved this issue, Spy hermit crab goes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Liz writes about the ocean and its protection. A species of blanket hermit crab photographed by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) ...